The Poet's Life

The Poet's Life

”The Poet’s Life” is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1892, with words by the American poet Sophie Jewett (1861—1909) under the pseudonym of “Ellen Burroughs”.

The manuscript of the song has a written dedication to "Mrs. Fitton" (Isobel Fitton, "Ysobel" of the Enigma Variations), but this is crossed out.

The song was re-published in 1907 as one of the "Seven Lieder of Edward Elgar", with English and German words.

Lyrics

"German words by Ed. Sachs."

NOTES

*There are about 20 lines of verse, of which only the first and last are shown.

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Recordings

* [http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Works-Songs-Piano-Music-By-Edward-Elgar-MP3-Download/11044195.html Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar] has "The Poet's Life" performed by Mark Wilde (tenor), with David Owen Norris (piano).

* [http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2000/02/somm220.htm The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220] Neil Mackie (tenor) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999

References

*Kennedy, Michael, "Portrait of Elgar" (Oxford University Press, 1968) ISBN 0193154145


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